We're not at the beginning. AI research started in 1956 with the Dartmouth workshop [1]. We've already had several cycles of boom and bust and at least two AI winters already [2].
Btw, there was a sci-fi novel where the plot took place on a planet where winter came in periods too long for the natives of the planet to remember (they had short lifespans, or they had limited memories, I er, why, I can't remember!). I don't remember the title of the novel or the author and I've been trying to find it. I thought it was something by Ursula K. Le Guin, but it doesn't sound like it.
And no, it's not Game of Thrones. I think GoT took the idea of long-coming winters from the earlier novel, or it's just a coincidence (or cryptomnesia).
Anyway I'd appreciate if someone knows what I'm talking about and lets me know.
Btw, there was a sci-fi novel where the plot took place on a planet where winter came in periods too long for the natives of the planet to remember (they had short lifespans, or they had limited memories, I er, why, I can't remember!). I don't remember the title of the novel or the author and I've been trying to find it. I thought it was something by Ursula K. Le Guin, but it doesn't sound like it.
And no, it's not Game of Thrones. I think GoT took the idea of long-coming winters from the earlier novel, or it's just a coincidence (or cryptomnesia).
Anyway I'd appreciate if someone knows what I'm talking about and lets me know.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_workshop
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_winter